Durham daily recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1886-188?, 1887-04-25
BISHOP GAIlLOWA
INIMITABLE A6ns1,NsUR-ss
PASS
Nam Street ana ~ Churches
Dedicated by Bfnr&p Gallo
way or Mlssie&lppi.

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aSunday school VI Spnix4 .
Dukes factory. Il 11 H6t ia 0Ifpo-
stiles ~ any sohosl; hui was E1etfo,
dist in organization and its purpose
Was to engage in Sunday School work
an element without the poles Of such
influences. MANY predic.ed q failure
but theseed planted took deep root
and spread like the Green Bay tree,
beside the still waters, gathering IN.
der its shades in less than one year,
over $40 regular members. The
same spirit that prompted the begin
ming ofahe Sunday School erected an
elegantItabernacle Of brick and NOR
tar in which to worship God, and on
Sunday Oct. 10th. 1886, Main Street
M. E Church South was organ zed
with l7lcharter members. Prior t.
that time it was Main Street Mission
and East End Mission, and Rev.
Amos Gegson was the missionary
detailed ly conference to preach at
these places. With the organization
of Main Street the retension Of Rev
Amos GHgson as pastor was desired.
He was returned by the Conference
held in Reidsvil!e, and now labo.s at
one churEh Of his old mission at
salary Of $1,000 per year. Every
cent of The Methodist Church debt in
Durham having been paid on tina
memorable Sabbath in Trinity church
Sunday, April "a, 1887. was set apart
to dedicale Carr AMI Main Street
churches and Bishop Gallow ay was
delegated % perform the duties.
THE BISHOP 49,
in appearance is tall, and Of heavy
build, weighing, we shpuid say, at
least 100 pounds. His hair is jet
black, while his long beas "a and mus.
tache are slightly tinge( with gray.
Issessz sls Patch sr.ss sssnSipa q litsry and
oeing especially noticeable. His head
is massive and his eyes seem to be-
continually emitting sparks of intel.
ligence as they wi kle and dance In
their .velvet-lined sockets. Promi-
nent cheek bones, and deep resonant
voice, while speaking he IS the ideal
representation of a man powerful in
debate and exhortatian. II. gradua
ted at Is, entered the ministry at 10.
and married In his Goth yea.
Ere the deep-toned bells had ceas
ed to echo on the BEAUTIFUL Sabbath
morning an immense audience had as
semhled at Main Street church, to
witness the impressive service Of CIV
ing house to Gud. Old men in their
ripe wisdom, women in their purity
and beauty, manhood in its prime.
children in their innocence, wer-
there.
The church officials. .-Messrs w
Duke, W. A. Wilkerson, s. A. Thax
t,n, Z. G. Taylor, B L. Duke, and
Z. A. Whitaker, as trustees; w. II.
Workman, w. w. Rowe. w. A. Viii.
ksrson, v. Ballard, Fl. B. Laws, b.
N Duke, q A Jordan, stewards; nearly
all of whom were present, occupied
front se.ts, and Of the ministers
present from abroad we noticed M.
g. Thomas, Apx; j. ". Jones, Beiu.
fort; F. L. Reid, and L. Branson,
Raleigh; and r. Il. Groom, g ems
boro; also the Presiding Elder DIR
W. s. Black. and the resident Methp-
dist ministers. Prayer was offer d BY
Rev. F. L. Reid. DIR. Black intro.
duced the Bishop, who took for his
text the words coptaiued Ia the 118 b
chapter and 25th verse Of Psalms:
'Save now. / beseech thee, y Lord:
o Lord, / beseech thee, send now
prosperity"
"Numbers' said he, edo not con
stitute the prosperity Of q church OF
nation. I have never been an advo.
cate of the heterogeneous imrigra-
ton which empties ON our shores the
pauperism Of the old world; il viii
stain to ITS death the assimilatIng
powers Of the nation" He illustra.
ted his theory by comparing the off.
zf a.